I found the guitar version I mentioned earlier. It is by Giacomo
Merchi, for 5 course / 5 string transitional guitar, published as a
facsimile by SPES in their 'Giacomo Merchi Opere Scelte', in booklet
opus 4 (Raccolta D'Ariette). I'm sure it is in the NMI in Den Haag. It
must be from the end of the 18th century, probably before 1777 when
his opus 25 appears to have been published.
The library says ca 1760. It has an instrumental introduction for 2 violins
with figured bass. When the singer enters the violins stop, and the figured
bass is replaced by 5 string/course guitar in tab and staff notation,
suggesting low d and A. Final chord is figured bass again, and the piece end
with instrumetal coda for two violins with bc.
It's what Roman was referring, to, I'm sure. Upward fifth in the beginning.
I made a pdf for those interested, mail me off-list.
Thanks to all who helped, but is this the oldest Nina we can find in
facsimile or can we get further back still?
David
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It is a fantastic version for two violins, basso continuo, guitar tab
and guitar staff... The bowed strings at the beginning and end only.
We performed it in one of my romantic guitar workshops in 2006, with a
bunch of different early guitars and voice. Great piece. I you can't
find it easily, I have it here.
Hartelijke groeten, Jelma van Amersfoort
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:02 PM, LGS-Europe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have to reverse engineer a 'proper' bass line to Nina (canzonetta),
long
wrongly attributed to Pergolesi but actually by Legrenzi Ciampi
(1719-?).
All I have is the well-known Arie Antique version, but I am hpoing there
is
a continuo bass to the original. I know the Arie Antique have a new
edition
with more hip accompaniments, but I don't have that. Is the collective
wisdom able to help me?
David
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